Moving the POA to a Different Machine

As your GroupWise system grows and evolves, you might need to move a POA from one machine to another. For example, you might decide to run the POA on a different platform, or perhaps you want to move it to a machine that has more memory.

1. When moving the POA, pay special attention to the following details:

   • For a POA configured for client/server processing, reconfigure the POA object with the new IP address and port number for the POA to use on the new machine. See Using Client/Server Access to the Post Office.
   • For the NetWare POA, if it was originally on the same server where the post office is located and you are moving it to a different server, add the /dn switch or the /user and /password switches to the POA startup file to give the NetWare POA access to the server where the post office is located. You can also provide user and password information on the post office Identification page.

2. Install the POA on the new machine. See Installing GroupWise Agents in the GroupWise 6 Installation Guide guide.

3. Start the new POA. See Starting the POA.

4. Observe the new POA to see that it is running smoothly. See Monitoring the POA.

5. Stop the old POA.

6. If you are no longer using the old machine for any GroupWise agents, you can remove them to reclaim the disk space. See Uninstalling the Agents in the GroupWise 6 Installation Guide guide.